3rd great grandfather of mn
Originally buried in the Castleman Family Cemetery (J. Percy Priest Cemetery Removals, Cemetery #83) and re-interred in Mount Juliet Memorial Garden in 1966.
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No. 1 Bio. Castleman Researcher Margaret
This part of BIo is from a Castleman Researcher who documented information. Not from Ancestry etc, but from visiting court houses, libraries etc.
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Benjamin is a proven son of John Sr. Castleman. Named in John Sr. Will and inherited part of his land.
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Benjamin's unmarked grave was among the thirty graves removed from the Castleman Cemetery to Mt. Juliet Cemetery in Wilson Co. when Percy Priest Lake was created
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Benjamin's considered Hannah Smith as his wife, although they were not married. She was the mother of his sons.
Suit filled against Benjamin's estate by son,Sanford that Hannah should not inherit as they were not legally married.
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Benjamin served in the War of 1812, was wounded in Nov 1813 at Taledego. Later he was in the battle at New Orleans 1814-1815. Proven.
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10 Jan 1870 Benjamin's Will was recorded. His Will was written some 28+ years earlier on 20 Oct 1841, he named his "five sons born of Hannah Smith", Sandifer, Franklin, Joseph, John and Benjamin. [son John supposedly died in 1852]. (Davidson Co., TN Will Book 21 p. 431.)
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Bio 2 mn
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name : Benjamin Casselman
Company: RANGERS, UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 36
Microfilm Publication: M602
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U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Benjamin Castleman
Pension Number - #1: 13064
Roll number: 16
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Benjamin Castleman and Hannah Smith
1850 Dist 4 Davidson CO TN, Benj Castleman, age 61,Hannah, age 48, Sandifer, age 26, Franklin, age 24, Jos, age 21, Jas(John), age 18, Benj., age 16
1860 Nashville P.O. Dist 16, Davidson CO TN, Benjamin Castleman, age 72, Hannah, age 50, Sanderford, age 36, Elizabeth Pugh, age 13. Benjamin and Sandford are farmers.
Originally buried in the Castleman Family Cemetery (J. Percy Priest Cemetery Removals, Cemetery #83) and re-interred in Mount Juliet Memorial Garden in 1966.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No. 1 Bio. Castleman Researcher Margaret
This part of BIo is from a Castleman Researcher who documented information. Not from Ancestry etc, but from visiting court houses, libraries etc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin is a proven son of John Sr. Castleman. Named in John Sr. Will and inherited part of his land.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin's unmarked grave was among the thirty graves removed from the Castleman Cemetery to Mt. Juliet Cemetery in Wilson Co. when Percy Priest Lake was created
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin's considered Hannah Smith as his wife, although they were not married. She was the mother of his sons.
Suit filled against Benjamin's estate by son,Sanford that Hannah should not inherit as they were not legally married.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin served in the War of 1812, was wounded in Nov 1813 at Taledego. Later he was in the battle at New Orleans 1814-1815. Proven.
*************
10 Jan 1870 Benjamin's Will was recorded. His Will was written some 28+ years earlier on 20 Oct 1841, he named his "five sons born of Hannah Smith", Sandifer, Franklin, Joseph, John and Benjamin. [son John supposedly died in 1852]. (Davidson Co., TN Will Book 21 p. 431.)
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Bio 2 mn
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name : Benjamin Casselman
Company: RANGERS, UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 36
Microfilm Publication: M602
*******
U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Benjamin Castleman
Pension Number - #1: 13064
Roll number: 16
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Benjamin Castleman and Hannah Smith
1850 Dist 4 Davidson CO TN, Benj Castleman, age 61,Hannah, age 48, Sandifer, age 26, Franklin, age 24, Jos, age 21, Jas(John), age 18, Benj., age 16
1860 Nashville P.O. Dist 16, Davidson CO TN, Benjamin Castleman, age 72, Hannah, age 50, Sanderford, age 36, Elizabeth Pugh, age 13. Benjamin and Sandford are farmers.
3rd great grandfather of mn
Originally buried in the Castleman Family Cemetery (J. Percy Priest Cemetery Removals, Cemetery #83) and re-interred in Mount Juliet Memorial Garden in 1966.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No. 1 Bio. Castleman Researcher Margaret
This part of BIo is from a Castleman Researcher who documented information. Not from Ancestry etc, but from visiting court houses, libraries etc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin is a proven son of John Sr. Castleman. Named in John Sr. Will and inherited part of his land.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin's unmarked grave was among the thirty graves removed from the Castleman Cemetery to Mt. Juliet Cemetery in Wilson Co. when Percy Priest Lake was created
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin's considered Hannah Smith as his wife, although they were not married. She was the mother of his sons.
Suit filled against Benjamin's estate by son,Sanford that Hannah should not inherit as they were not legally married.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin served in the War of 1812, was wounded in Nov 1813 at Taledego. Later he was in the battle at New Orleans 1814-1815. Proven.
*************
10 Jan 1870 Benjamin's Will was recorded. His Will was written some 28+ years earlier on 20 Oct 1841, he named his "five sons born of Hannah Smith", Sandifer, Franklin, Joseph, John and Benjamin. [son John supposedly died in 1852]. (Davidson Co., TN Will Book 21 p. 431.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bio 2 mn
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name : Benjamin Casselman
Company: RANGERS, UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 36
Microfilm Publication: M602
*******
U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Benjamin Castleman
Pension Number - #1: 13064
Roll number: 16
Archive Publication Number: M313
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin Castleman and Hannah Smith
1850 Dist 4 Davidson CO TN, Benj Castleman, age 61,Hannah, age 48, Sandifer, age 26, Franklin, age 24, Jos, age 21, Jas(John), age 18, Benj., age 16
1860 Nashville P.O. Dist 16, Davidson CO TN, Benjamin Castleman, age 72, Hannah, age 50, Sanderford, age 36, Elizabeth Pugh, age 13. Benjamin and Sandford are farmers.
Originally buried in the Castleman Family Cemetery (J. Percy Priest Cemetery Removals, Cemetery #83) and re-interred in Mount Juliet Memorial Garden in 1966.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No. 1 Bio. Castleman Researcher Margaret
This part of BIo is from a Castleman Researcher who documented information. Not from Ancestry etc, but from visiting court houses, libraries etc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin is a proven son of John Sr. Castleman. Named in John Sr. Will and inherited part of his land.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin's unmarked grave was among the thirty graves removed from the Castleman Cemetery to Mt. Juliet Cemetery in Wilson Co. when Percy Priest Lake was created
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin's considered Hannah Smith as his wife, although they were not married. She was the mother of his sons.
Suit filled against Benjamin's estate by son,Sanford that Hannah should not inherit as they were not legally married.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benjamin served in the War of 1812, was wounded in Nov 1813 at Taledego. Later he was in the battle at New Orleans 1814-1815. Proven.
*************
10 Jan 1870 Benjamin's Will was recorded. His Will was written some 28+ years earlier on 20 Oct 1841, he named his "five sons born of Hannah Smith", Sandifer, Franklin, Joseph, John and Benjamin. [son John supposedly died in 1852]. (Davidson Co., TN Will Book 21 p. 431.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bio 2 mn
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name : Benjamin Casselman
Company: RANGERS, UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 36
Microfilm Publication: M602
*******
U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Benjamin Castleman
Pension Number - #1: 13064
Roll number: 16
Archive Publication Number: M313
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Benjamin Castleman and Hannah Smith
1850 Dist 4 Davidson CO TN, Benj Castleman, age 61,Hannah, age 48, Sandifer, age 26, Franklin, age 24, Jos, age 21, Jas(John), age 18, Benj., age 16
1860 Nashville P.O. Dist 16, Davidson CO TN, Benjamin Castleman, age 72, Hannah, age 50, Sanderford, age 36, Elizabeth Pugh, age 13. Benjamin and Sandford are farmers.
Inscription
Benjamin Castleman, CEM 84, GR 8.
Gravesite Details
A relocated grave due to the Percy Priest Reservoir project circa 1965 to 1970.
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